[Brownbag] Upcoming Goldman School Health Lecture - March 3, 2010 (fwd)

[Liz Ozselcuk]

of potential interest to BrownBaggers:

*Richard and Rhoda
Goldman School of Public Policy
9th Annual Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Lecture in Health Policy
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*Ann Veneman, Executive Director
United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF)*


Addressing Global Health:
a key priority for development

/Improving child and maternal health will help break poverty's vicious cycle
and empower families, communities and countries. It is a global challenge
and requires a collective response--where results are measured in lives
saved and lives made better./

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*March 3, 2010
5:30 pm Reception
6:00-7:45 pm Presentation, Q & A
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*Lipman Room, 8th floor
Barrows Hall, UC Berkeley*



As *UNICEF Executive Director, Ann Veneman* oversees 10,000
staff in 150 countries. UNICEF programs support children's health
and nutrition, education, protection from violence, exploitation and
AIDS, and access to clean water and sanitation. Voluntary
contributions account for UNICEF's entire annual budget of $3
billion. In 2009, *Forbes *listed Ms Veneman as *46th on its list of
the 100 Most Powerful Women*, citing her successful efforts to
improve maternal and newborn health in 25 countries.

Before joining UNICEF, Ms Veneman was United States Secretary of
Agriculture, overseeing 110,000 employees and an annual budget of $113 billion. 
In
2003, she convened leaders from 120 nations in a Ministerial Conference on 
Science
and Technology to explore new approaches to using science and technology to 
reduce
hunger and poverty in developing countries.

Ms Veneman received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UC Davis; 
her
Masters in Public Policy from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy; 
and her
Juris Doctorate from UC Hastings College of Law.